Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-02-04
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The orange growers around Arcadia
have sold heir crops on the trees, George
Il. Ait-ee, an euterprising merchant OF
that place, buying most OF them. Inc
fruit is remark ably fine and well Favored,
and VIII no doubt bring a good price.
Lemons are plentiful.
Key Vests artesian we'll is being
drilled through the coral, which is solid,
with the exception Of a few small caVl-
ties, TO the depthj OF 900 feet, sottenng
little as the depth increases. AT 80 feet
stratum Of what seems to be coral
sand was struck, which is difficult TO
manage without piping. as it fills in as
soon as the drill is removed.
K. w. Pierce. Of Indian Springs,
Orange county, has recently bought the
Harmon Brown nurseries in the western
part OF DeLand. Last month he shipped
to Riverside, Cal, 1920, 900 trees from this
nursery ranging in size from a half inch
uD. Within the last few days he has put
out 100000 trees 10 till the place of those
sent to Riverside. He has other nurseries
near Eusts.
There was presented in the House AT
Washington Tuesday morning COM
municatlOn from Supervising Architect
Bell, OF the Treasury Department, in
which be says that to secure foundation
for public building at Key West 1T Will
be necessary to drive piles under .he eX-
terror and interior walls. 1t is estimated
that this will require an expenditure OF
about So, 600, and the architect asks for
an appropriation of that amount above
the limit OF cost as fixed in the original
bill, as no such item was considered in
the original estimates.
IncendlaTies are at work at Daytona.
Last Thursday night an attempt was
0a.4A tn ht1. ctr Of I'm
Jackson. Kerosene oil had been poured
over parts of the building and the match
applied. Robert Maley passed and dis
covered the fire. The citizens turned out
promptly and after some heroic work sue
ceedeG in saving the building and con.
tents. The fire when discovered was
located under the building, and the blaze
leaped out from bOth sides and Curled up
the walls. The imprOmptu bucket brigade
was equal to good steamer. Jackson's
escape was pure luck, and with the start
the fire had not one building in a thou
sand could have been saved, That it was
tue WORK or fire bugs there is no doubt.
The loss VIII amount to from so to
$40. Last Thursday evening the residence
OF &. {. Pacetti, at Ponce Park, was dis
covered on fire. Fortunately its early dis
coVery prevented conflagration. The
Toss is estimated at nominal sum. 1t
W as Chustb ny Il utlGCbiNG nue.. Va CIIu-
day night or Monday morning, at
II 30 O'Clock, a son OF G. A. Lonee
was awakened by bright lre, and on
getting out of bed discovered that the
mouse was on fire. After an inspection of
the premises there is no doubt that it was
the work of 'tire bugs" In a room
formerly used as a dining-room, but
which has not had fire in this winter,
was found lot OF cotton rags saturated
with kerosene oil. The can had been
taken from the kitchen. The RAGS lay
against the wall, and when Mr.. Longe
and his son got to work the blaze wentup
the side of the house to the ceiling 1t
had probably not been burning over two
or three minutes.
Alderman TRAY, of Jacksonville, Is
after the delinquent taxpayers with a
sharp stick Wednesday night he intro
duced the following In Council: "W Where
as the city needs all the taxes that are
due. and the citizens seem in no great
hurry to pay the same; therefore be it re-
solved that the Collector be, and he is
hereby Instructed to publish notice in
the city papers calling on all taxpayers
to pay their taxes on or before Feb. 10,
1887, and notifying all persons that on
sad date of Feb. 10, 1887, the tax books
would be closed and levy made on per-
sOnal property for the same; aud be 1t
urtIer resolved that the Tax Col
iectOr be and he is hereby in
stIucted to make levy on personal
property for the amounts of all taxes
remaining unpaid on Feb. 10, 1887, and
proceed to advertise and sell the same for
the payment OF said unpaid taxes" He
had a paper showing that the tax books
were opened on Jan. 7, and the total
amount OF taxes Tor The year 1886 was
500, 039 80, and in the twenty-!Our remain
ing days of the month the Collector has
collected the enormous sum of 81, 123 Is,
leaving balance still uncoilecjed OF
S9l, 0l5 20. The books show that from the
year 1876 to 1884, exclusive of 1886, there
was sold To the city of real estate for I'M
paid taxes the amount of $24, 46G So; Of
personal property during these wears,
ST, 40S %; iOr 1885 real and personal prop
erty, $6,1lS %; one mill tax in 1856,
PAS 20; the revenue for markets,
licenses, fines, ETC., $lS,6SG 81, which
makes the Total assets of the city $685.
543 81. AS an Offset to this the liabilities
GU unpaid warrants for 1856 were
S24,S2l 81, for 1888 unpaid warrants
{6,Sl6 40, judgments against the city
$ll.076 0S. bonds for which we have to
provide $lI ,992 %, the interest ON SAM
tary bonds for 1886 for the payment of
which negotiations were entered into
wien New York partiesl $1,000, the first
payment for 1887 of interest, which is to
be made on July II, s., 800. adding 10 that.
statement expenses for 1887, 500, 0O4 %,
leaves credit balance Of $40 1873 ". TAX
ing that balance and adding 10 1t the
amount now in the hands OF the Treasurer,
about $l4,0 900, makes a total credit to the
city Of $33, 433 o.. That is to say
if the taxes had been properly
collected up to the present time this city
would stand ahead OF all its liabilities,
1913, 1873 OF. instead OF being as we are now
going, from hand to mouth, IN devising
ways and means by which we may
meet our obligations. The city is amply
able and has sufficient taxation from the
city assessment to provide for every pos
sible liability against the city. II the
taxes were collected each year within 90
per cent. of the assessment, this city
would have ample means TO pay all its
Indebtedness and still have a surplus Of
$2d, 900 a wear with which to make per-
mauent Improvements and beautify our
city with parks and shell roads Tor drives,
OF which we have now none at all. | wish
TO call your attention to the fact that
there appears unsolicited on the books
at present, exclusive of 1886, which Is
now being collected, the sum Of